‘It’s fine.’ Jasmine shook her head. ‘I’ll see you at the weekend. Ruby said that she could—’ ‘But you’re upset tonight.’ ‘Don’t worry, I’ll be fine by Saturday.’ She couldn’t keep the brittle edge from her voice. Yes, she was happy keeping things light, but sometimes, on days like today, it was hard. ‘I’m not expecting to be entertained,’ Jed said. ‘What happened back there?’ ‘Nothing.’ ‘Jasmine? Why did you get all upset over the safe? You know we can’t just drop everything—the guy was bleeding out.’ ‘Just leave it.’ But Jed wouldn’t. It was a very long shift. Vanessa was on a half-day and Jasmine really wished that she herself was—she could feel Jed watching her, especially much later when Lisa came over and asked her to check the cash. ‘Four thousand six hundred dollars. Agreed?’ Lisa checked. ‘Agreed,’ Jasmine said, and because Penny had first signed for it, she had to be there too.
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